Instructions for Collection of metadata for all sgs projects:
The following forms should be completed:
·
at the time of an “update” interview with principal investigators of
long-term SGS projects
OR
·
during the initiation of a new research project by an SGS researcher, visiting
scientist, or graduate student.
OR
·
when a
graduate student or researcher contributes data/information to the SGS-LTER
database and has not documented the metadata.
The following is a summary of the four types of
requested information (click on the title to download the form as a word
document):
1.
Personnel and contact
information includes
contact information and your role in the project.
2.
Project level information
includes the tentative time scale, objectives,
and special considerations.
3.
Field and lab level information
includes information on data collection and sample processing protocols in
the field and lab. It also requests
needed equipment, facilities, and person hours to conduct sampling and perform
clean-up.
5. Dataset and table information one way to clearly document the attributes in your dataset.
6. Excel document another way to clearly document the attributes in your dataset.
